Disaster Preparedness Resources from NASN

• School Nurse Role in Bioterrorism Emergency Preparedness & Response - an NASN Position Statement
• Disaster Preparedness: School Nurse Role - an NASN Position Statement
• Disaster Preparedness Guidelines for School Nurses - an NASN Resource Manual
• School Emergency Triage Training - a Live NASN Continuing Education Program
• Disaster Preparedness for School Nurses - a Live NASN Continuing Education Program

Disclaimer: The links below have been identified by NASN as internet resources that might be of interest to you.  The inclusion of any subsequent resource or link on the internet resources NASN has identified, does not imply endorsement.  Information changes rapidly, so please check with each sponsoring organization or agency as to whether the information you are receiving on their web site is current.


Advisory System

• General information: www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?theme=29 
• Information for schools: www.redcross.org/services/disaster/beprepared/hsas/schools.pdf 

Community Planning 

• http://www.fema.gov/plan/index.shtm
• www.ndms.dhhs.gov/ 
• www.dhs.gov 
• www.medicalreservecorps.gov 
• www.ed.gov/emergencyplan 

Coping (Children)

• www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/disastercomm.htm 
• http://www.fema.gov/rebuild/recover/cope_child.shtm  
• www.ncptsd.org/facts/disasters/fs_children_disaster.html 

Coping (General)

• www.mentalhealth.org/publications/allpubs/KEN-01-0095/default.asp 
• www.mentalhealth.org/publications/allpubs/KEN-01-0098/default.asp 

Hurricane related events: Responding to and Coping with

• Suggestions for Educators: Meeting the Needs of Students - U.S. Department of Education (Tips on how educators can gauge whom is most affected by disasters and how to meet their needs): http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/os/september11/educators.html
• APA Help Center (Managing Traumatic Stress: After the Hurricanes): http://www.apahelpcenter.org/articles/article.php?id=107 
• Communicating with Children about Disasters - The American Academy of Pediatrics (Tips on how to communicate with children about disasters): http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/disastercomm.htm
• Disasters & Emergencies (DHHS): http://www.hhs.gov/emergency/index.shtml#post
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) (Part of the Department of Homeland Security, FEMA has a variety of disaster-related resources, including information tailor made for educators): http://www.fema.gov/hazard/index.shtm 
• Hurricane-Related Distress (Describes 4 phases: Anticipation and Preparation; Disaster Impact; Immediate Post-Disaster Impact; and Long-term Post-Disaster Impact.  Also describes the coping strategies for each.  Signs of stress in children and how to help children cope.): http://mailer.fsu.edu/~cfigley/HurricaneRelatedDistress.htm
• Recovery: After a Hurricane (Describes typical reactions, what you can do to help your child, what teachers can do to help their students): http://www.nctsnet.org/nccts/nav.do?pid=typ_nd_hurr_recovery&disasterType=hurr&navPid=typ_nd_hurr_desc 

Non-Terrorism Agents

• Interim Domestic Guidance for Management of School Students Exposed to SARS (CDC)
• Multistate Outbreak of Monkeypox---Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin 2003 (CDC)

Pandemic Flu

Personal Planning

• www.fema.gov/areyouready/ 
• www.aap.org/family/frk/frkit.htm 
• www.ready.gov 
• http://www.fema.gov/plan/index.shtm  
• www.redcross.org/services/disaster/keepsafe/unexpected.html 
• Children and disasters: http://www.aap.org/terrorism/index.html 

School Planning

• “Crisis Communication Guide & Toolkit” – from the National Education Association (NEA)
  This tool offers information that can be used to conduct drills, revise crisis manuals, improve crisis response, come to the immediate aid of affected individuals and consult when needed. (available as 4 downloadable documents and a list of resources) - Visit NEA's School Safety Resources web page to access this resource and many others: http://www.nea.org/schoolsafety/nearesources-schoolsafety.html
    
• Preparing Your School for a Crisis – from the U.S. Department of Education
  This resource page on the Department's web site that links to a “Practical Information on Crisis Planning” brochure while also providing information on mitigation/prevention, preparedness, response and recovery.
  http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/crisisplanning.html

Terrorism 

• National Advisory Committee on Children & Terrorism Report (NACCT) 
• Schools and Terrorism (Supplement to the NACCT) 
• http://www.fema.gov/hazard/terrorism/index.shtm  

Terrorism Agents

• National Capitol Poison Control Center (get connected with any poison control center) http://www.poison.org (1-800-222-1222)
• Bioterrorism: http://www.bt.cdc.gov 
• Recognition of illness: www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5041a2.htm 
• All biological agents: www.bt.cdc.gov/Agent/agentlist.asp & www.aap.org/terrorism/topics/biological_agents.html
• Anthrax: http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/281/18/1735  
• Botulism: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/botulism/ & http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/285/8/1059  
• Plague: http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/283/17/2281  
• Smallpox: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/smallpox/vaccination; http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/281/22/2127 & http://www.smallpox.army.mil 
• Tularemia: http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/285/21/2763
• Cyanide: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/cyanide
• Ricin: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/ricin/ 
• Sarin: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/sarin  
• Radiation (first responders): http://www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation/index.asp

Traumatic Stress in Children

• Children and Disasters - U.S. Department of Homeland Security: http://www.fema.gov/kids 

Violence Prevention

• American Medical Association Violence Prevention: http://www.ama-assn.org/go/violence
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov
• Center for Study and Prevention of Violence: http://www.colorado.edu/cspv
• Child Trends http://www.childtrends.org
• Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics http://www.childstats.gov
• Partnerships Against Violence http://www.pavnet.org
• Prevent Child Abuse America http://www.preventchildabuse.org
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://www.samhsa.gov

Peer Reviewed Violence Prevention sites and resources:

• Association of Conflict Resolution: http://www.acrnet.org/
  A resource for professionals involved in conflict resolution and collaborative decision-making
   
• Child Trends: http://www.childtrends.org/
  Social Science Research
   
• Connecting the Dots to Prevent Youth Violence: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/8197.html
  A Dowloadable Training and Outreach Guide from the American Medical Association (160 pages)
   
• Family Violence Prevention Fund: http://www.endabuse.org/
   
• Forum on Child and Family Statistics: http://www.Childstats.gov
   
• Gang Resistance Education and Training: http://www.great-online.org/corecurriculum.htm
  From the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security
  A curriculum for elementary, middle school students, and families taught by law enforcement officers.
   
• National Adolescent Health Information Center: http://nahic.ucsf.edu/ 
  From the University of California, San Francisco
   
• National Crime Prevention Council: http://www.ncpc.org/ 
  A resource having tools including teaching materials and programs
   
• National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center: http://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/index.asp 
  A Federal resource available in English and Spanish
   
• Peace Games: http://www.peacegames.org/
   
• Pediatric Terrorism and Disaster Preparedness: A Resource for Pediatricians: http://www.ahrq.gov/research/pedprep/resource.htm 
  Downloadable report
  From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   
• Preventing and Responding to Youth Violence: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/resguide/chap5.htm 
  From the Office of Justice Programs Resource Guide
   
• School Crime and Violence Statistics: http://www.schoolsafety.us/School-Crime-and-Violence-Statistics-p-9.html 
  A useful report for national statistics from the National School Safety Center
   
• The Center for Study and Prevention of Violence: http://www.colorado.edu/cspv/
  A research program at the University of Colorado at Boulder
    
• The Children's Safety Network: http://www.childrenssafetynetwork.org/
  A resource center
  From the Maternal and Child Health Bureau
    
• The National Child Traumatic Stress Network: http://www.nctsnet.org/nccts/nav.do?pid=hom_main
    
• Youth and School Violence Prevention Resources: http://www.sshs.samhsa.gov/initiative/resources.aspx 
  A list of federal documents and Web sites